U.S.star striker Folarin Balogun’s red card suspension is overturned — after Trump calls FIFA.
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Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscriptionGet exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading.Here’s what to know today.Trump called FIFA before it reversed U.S.star Folarin Balogun’s suspension, source saysAdd NBC News to GoogleFIFA reverses ban against U.S.
men’s soccer star01:34United States striker Folarin Balogun has been reinstated for the team’s round-of-16 match against Belgium today after earning a red card in the previous round, FIFA announced.The card came after replay review showed him inadvertently stepping on the leg of Bosnia-Herzegovina’s Tarik Muharemović during the Americans’ 2-0 win.This is Morning Rundown, a weekday newsletter to start your day.Sign up here to get it in your inbox.According to a source familiar with the matter, President Donald Trump called FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Wednesday and asked him to review Balogun’s suspension.
FIFA has not said whether the call played any role in the decision.Trump thanked soccer’s governing body for “doing what was right, and reversing a great injustice.”Belgium’s soccer federation blasted the ruling, saying it was “astonished” by the decision and arguing that it contradicts both FIFA’s disciplinary code and the tournament’s competition regulations, which state that a red card “automatically results in a suspension for the team’s next match.”Here’s what else we know.What you missed: In the wildest match of the tournament thus far, England handed Mexico its first-ever World Cup loss at Azteca Stadium, advancing to the next round despite losing makeshift right-back Jarell Quansah to a red card early in the second half.
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